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The new federal electronic health records system went live at facilities in Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit and Saginaw. The Department of Veterans Affairs also says it is staffing up to support implementations of the long-beleaguered Oracle Health EHR.

Thirteen hospitals and 374 clinics are now exchanging patient medical records directly with the Social Security Administration through the nationwide interoperability network.

Rumored for weeks, a reduction in force across Oracle business units, including Oracle Health and AI employees, appears to be hitting health IT developers in Kansas City and others worldwide.

The U.S. Attorney's Office investigated the Veterans Affairs' electronic health modernization project director from 2017 to 2021 and alleges he accepted thousands in cash, casino chips and other gifts from federal contractors.

Further, the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences has helped partner rural hospitals save an estimated $200,000 to $350,000 in recruitment costs while still ensuring patients receive timely, high-quality care locally.

The commission has closed its investigation into the EHR vendor's financial reporting problems, which had caused Nasdaq delisting, without further action. The company reports being current with SEC filings and steady financial performance.

John McDaniel, CIO of North Dakota's Trinity Health, is in the midst of a switchover with a go-live scheduled for October. He offers advice straight from the trenches that can help other health IT leaders with this epic – and Epic – task.

The IT pioneer launched the electronic health record company in 1969 after graduating from MIT and working as a programmer at Massachusetts General Hospital.

David Harse of TruBridge further explains how rural facilities can boost data security within EHRs without large IT teams or big investments and how hospital leaders can be pillars of community support using tech to expand resources.